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Same here. I downloaded 2.7.2 (and older version) and I'm confused.

Here is my thread.

It may be because I have Python 3.2 instead of 2.7, but Python has a command prompt and a GUI program (called IDLE), along with the file associations automatically set up. On my computer, at least.

You can actually just open NotePad if you want I think...you just have to save it as a .py file.  If you want to edit it later, either go into IDLE and open it, or right-click and select Edit with IDLE.

Open IDLE.  It's the shell, which means that everything you do happens instantly, but you can't save anything (if you've done any Ruby, it's like IRB).  Open File>New Window to get programs you can save.  But you'll have to press F5 to run it, and save it first.

PW132 wrote:

I just use command line.

You may have to fiddle around with paths, but I just type in "python (filename).py" and my program boots.

Well, yeah, you can do that, but (1) I don't know if Windows computers have Python already on them (one of the triumphs of Mac: they have a bunch of programming languages like Ruby, Python, and Java (can't figure out how to use that one.  it says it can't run the Java VM) built in) and (2) Python is also the development environment.  In my opinion, it's the best one, too.  Speaking of which, am I the only one who finds the highlighting-parentheses-and-brackets-thing annoyng?  In Python, it also highlights the contents, which I like way more.